American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret
All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.
Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election
Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.
Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans
Instead of cracking down on separatists, governments should devolve more powers to regional governments.
Nov 3, 2017 / Judith Matloff
Nuclear Rodeo Nuclear Rodeo
Kim Jong-un and Trump continue to hurl threats to see who will get thrown first. All of us?
Nov 3, 2017 / OppArt / Dario Castillejos
Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face
Sebastian Kurz and the new Austrian politics.
Nov 2, 2017 / Paweł Marczewski
Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection
"Hunter of Stories" retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.
Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano
Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security
The immigration lottery is a rare chance for those who are not already wealthy or well-connected to legally come to the United States.
Nov 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue
The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…
Nov 2, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers
Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?
The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.
Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos
Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea? Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea?
Three US aircraft-carrier groups have now converged in the Pacific.
Nov 1, 2017 / Michael T. Klare